Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Integration

Integration — practice question

You are given $x = \ln(1 - y) - \ln y$, where $0 \le y \le 1$.
(i)[2]

Demonstrate that $y = \dfrac{e^{-x}}{1 + e^{-x}}$.

(ii)[4]

Hence prove that $\int_0^1 y\,dx = \ln\left(\frac{2e}{e + 1}\right)$.

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